Wastewater Process and Operations Engineer

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Our Hawaii offices have an opening for a self-motivated person with 0-5 years of experience to work on supporting local wastewater treatment utilities. The ideal candidate will have worked in a consulting environment focused on O&M and/or as a certified treatment operator performing day to day operations and maintenance activities or an equivalent process engineering role. When you join Brown and Caldwell, you will find that we offer a non-hierarchical and collaborative work environment intended to support you in doing your best work. You will be trusted and supported to produce quality work by our project managers and given the flexibility to manage your work efforts to achieve project objectives. The work we do is interesting, challenging, and impactful for the communities we live in.

Detailed Description: 

• Work directly at wastewater treatment plants supporting day-to-day operations and maintenance.
• Collect data from the field, logs, laboratory, testing and SCADA systems.
• Identify and track trends in wastewater treatment performance such as flows, equipment functionality and weather impacts.
• Identify potential compliance risks and implementing mitigation strategies.
• Conduct evaluations and prepare technical reports, memorandum and work plans.
• Connect frontline personnel with the appropriate technical resources to address operations and maintenance challenges. 
• Support staff training in the operation of wastewater plants.
• Daily field work embedded at wastewater plants and pumping locations.
• Communicate and coordinate with project teams including engineers, operators, subject matter experts and management.
• Independently and successfully manage and deliver assignments on time and on budget.

Desired Skills and Experience:

• Self-starter, results-oriented, and ability to work under deadlines
• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Science
• Related coursework or internship experience required; 2+ years of professional experience preferred
• Strong understanding of wastewater treatment or industrial equipment maintenance preferred
• FE (or ability to obtain in the near future) or Wastewater Operator Certificate preferred
• Good technical skills with the ability to articulate ideas and concepts
• Excellent technical writing and communication skills
• Strong aptitude for researching and solving technical problems
• Ability to work both independently and on large, coordinated teams
• Ability to successfully manage and deliver on multiple tasks with competing priorities
• Eagerness to be onsite in field offices and perform fieldwork at various sites
• Knowledge of standard software including MS Office, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Excel 

Salary Range: The anticipated starting pay range for this position is based on the employee’s primary work location and may be more or less depending upon skills, experience, and education.  These ranges may be modified in the future.

Location B:

Salary: $64,000 - $87,000

You can view which BC location applies to you here. If you have any questions, please speak with your Recruiter.

Benefits and Other Compensation:  We provide a comprehensive benefits package that promotes employee health, performance, and success which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time off and parental leave, paid holidays, 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match, performance-based bonus eligibility, employee referral bonuses, tuition reimbursement, pet insurance and long-term care insurance. Click here to see our full list of benefits.

About Brown and Caldwell

Headquartered in Walnut Creek, California, Brown and Caldwell is a full-service environmental engineering and construction firm with 50 offices and 2,100 professionals across North America and the Pacific. For 75 years, we have created leading-edge environmental solutions for municipalities, private industry, and government agencies. We strive to be the company of choice—to our clients, who benefit from our passion for delivering exceptional quality, and to our employees, present and future, who share our commitment to client service, collaboration, and innovation. Join us, and you will find a home where you can do your best work, reach new levels of expertise, and enjoy exceptional development opportunities. For more information, visit www.brownandcaldwell.com

This position is subject to a pre-employment background check and a pre-employment drug test.

Notice to Third-Party Agencies: Brown and Caldwell does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement and approved engagement request with Brown and Caldwell, Brown and Caldwell reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency.  

Brown and Caldwell is proud to be an EEO/AAP Employer.  Minorities/Women/Disabled and Protected Veterans are encouraged to apply.  Brown and Caldwell ensures nondiscrimination in all programs and activities in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.  #waterreuse #lacampaign 

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Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)